ITALIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF GREATER
AUSTIN

Membership

Our activities and events are driven by the efforts of the membership.
We elect an Executive Board to manage the club and oversee financial
adherence to the annual budget. There are quarterly general membership
meetings that address the operational aspects of the ICA. Members
approve the annual budget each year.

Members volunteer to participate and chair the various committees that
organize and run the many events throughout the year. It is the
Committee’s responsibility to operate their event within the established
financial guidelines of the annual budget. Committee Chair Members are
encouraged to attend the monthly Executive meetings as part of the
planning and budget compliance process. The committees/events are:

Cultural / Membership

Monthly Activities

Carneval

Pasta Nights

Christmas Dinner and Dance

Other activities added throughout the year

Meetings are held quaterly at various locations in the Greater Austin
Area

Activities

Monthly Activities: Our monthly activities are typically casual
cultural/social events designed to build friendship among members, their
spouses and families. Some of our ongoing and past activities include:
wine tasting, dinner round-robins, cooking demonstrations, book club,
attending plays or concerts featuring some of our members, and other fun
things. Great friendships develop by becoming involved in the ICA.

Culture

It is estimated that there is over 5,000 people in the Austin area of
Italian descent, however there is no centralized or dedicated Italian
community.

Our cultural activities include Italian language conversation groups,
lectures on various subjects about Italy, wine and food tasting events,
along with the annual Carnevale event. Twice a year we do a Pasta
Night–a fun family night where the ICA men cook and serve a great meal.
In 2005 we began scheduling an “Italian Movie Night” showing classic and
modern films at least twice a year. Expansion of cultural events to
educate our members, member’s families, and our community is of extreme
importance to the ICA.

ICA: New Members

Why join the ICA: If you're interested in experiencing things Italian
- cultural, social and charitable - and meeting new friends, the Italian
Cultural Association offers this opportunity to you. To become a member,
Contact Us.

POINT: Italian Genealogy Club

POINT [ Pursuing Our Italian Names Together ] meets monthly to research
our ancestors. Our members have had success tracking down records to
1750 in various regions of Italy.